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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Mustaine on March 22, 2009, 12:55:59 AM
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I just finally watched this....
man that's one fluffied up movie.
Watching it, it felt like it was 3 hours long. for the first 45 minutes I was like WTF? ? ? It finally made sense in the end, but until the part where they jumped back to the start I didn't get jack crap.
I have heard many say it's a great movie, and recently my best friend's wife highly recommended it, so I rented it...
I have to say why are these messed up movies so popular? I had to jump scenes a bit, I knew it was a "flashback" and I knew they were complaining to each other, how many of those can I watch? Why make watching a movie a chore? I don't want mindless entertainment, but at the same time I don't need a mind #$%^.
Overall I'll say Jim Carey did an excellent job, Kate Winslet, well she's hot in whatever she does... but as an overall movie I got to say it's a mess.
anyone else see that movie and have a comment?
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I felt like I was watching Jim Carey in a movie instead of buying into the character. I have a hard time taking him serious in a serious role, and it seemed like they couldn't decide if he was going to be serious or not.
Hmmm. Did that make sense at all? :)
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I felt like I was watching Jim Carey in a movie instead of buying into the character. I have a hard time taking him serious in a serious role, and it seemed like they couldn't decide if he was going to be serious or not.
Hmmm. Did that make sense at all? :)
I know what you're saying. I think as Carrey gets "more mature", (older), they are trying to de-Jim Carreyize him so he can actually "act" and not get so typecast. Even in Yes Man he's toned it down alot.
From IMDB:
Director Peyton Reed spent a lot of time with Jim Carrey to find the right tone for the film, one which would be in between Carrey's manic comedies and his more serious-minded films, as well as to complete the subject's Americanization, as the source book comes from a British author.
Just look what Steve Martin did from The Jerk to something like A Simple Twist of Fate. Of course, Martin has always written alot of more serious things. Then again, I hope The Pink Panther stuff is all about the money.
wrongway
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Hehe, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has an easy to follow, linear plot compared to Memento. :) Over all I enjoyed the film, but I sometimes like it when films try to mess with my head.
Jim Carey is an under-rated actor when it comes to more serious performances, imho.
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Mustaine you have to go rent some of Lynch's flicks.
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Mustaine you have to go rent some of Lynch's flicks.
gotta ask what this means. I can't find a single "lynch" in any of the credits on IMDB even looking at the "advanced" credits.
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David Lynch.
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David Lynch.
Start with Eraserhead, then transition into some Blue Velvet, and follow those up with Mulholland Drive.
(Dune was only "ok")
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I actually liked that movie when I saw it.
Course, I also kinda liked butterfly effect.
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Just to watch the works of Michel Gondry is reason enough to watch the movie. The CGI is impressive.
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Mulholland Drive.
I don't remember this film's details, but I do remember that I despised it and thought it was another example of a puffed-up, vapid film that receives great reviews because the critics adore any poo-poo that comes from a particular director.
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Leave Jim carey alone! he is a fine actor. Why can't you take him seriously?
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I know what you mean about it being a choir to watch a movie, the only movie I've ever liked that was like this was "Memento", great movie but your pretty lost until the end.
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David Lynch.
Ahh... I tried to watch part of twin peaks... makes me think of "lost"....
that stuff just doesn't do it for me. I'm currently enjoying the fifth element on tnt, that's a great movie.
though I do have a tradition... every new tv / entertainment set I have gotten; and every new time it is set up in a new place the first movie shown is Dune. I do LOVE that movie, worn out 2 vhs tapes of it, and now on ot the 20th dvd viewing.